0116 - Poetry in The Lord of the Rings

Concerning “The Voice of Saruman”, from Saruman’s semantics to Treebeard's trust... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 Confronting Saruman - 21:00 Théoden’s Response - 42:00 Gandalf vs. Saruman - 48:00 Conversation with Treebeard - 1:13:00 Haiku Time - 1:18:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

28 Tammi 20171h 36min

Concerning “Flotsam and Jetsam", from longbottom leaf to enraged Ents... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 Longbottom Leaf - 13:00 Ents & Huorns - 26:00 The Order of Battle - 36:00 The Baptism of Isengard - 50:00 Wormtongue - 58:00 The Mystery of the Pipeweed - 1:01:00 Haiku Time - 1:03:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

21 Tammi 20171h 11min

Concerning "The Road to Isengard", from mournful mists to happy hobbits... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 On the Road Again - 20:00 At the Isen Fords - 32:30 The Mist? Meanwhile… - 42:00 The Region of Isengard - 45:30 The Tower of Orthanc - 59:00 The Ring of Isengard - 1:05:30 Merry & Pippin - 1:09:30 Haiku Time! - 1:17:30 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

14 Tammi 20171h 33min

Concerning “The Road to Isengard”, from wondrous woods to glittering caves... Announcements/Correspondence/etc - 1:00 Aftermath/The Mystery of the Trees - 21:00 To Isengard! - 28:00 Burying the Dead/The Dunlanders’ Fate - 32:30 The strange woods - 39:00 Gimli waxes poetic about the beautiful caves - 46:00 The legendary Ents - 1:02:30 Haiku time - 1:17:30 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

7 Tammi 20171h 29min

Concerning "Helm's Deep", from darkening hopes to a new day's dawning... Announcements/Correspondence/Etc - 1:00 Dimming Hopes/Gimli's Joy in Battle - 25:00 "That old hatred Saruman has inflamed." - 32:00 The Deeping Wall is Taken - 40:00 Aragorn's Warning - 43:00 Theoden's Ride/The Land Has Changed - 47:30 Haiku Time - 57:15 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

31 Joulu 20161h 9min

Concerning "Helm's Deep", from a heaviness upon the land to heavy blows in Helm's Deep... Announcements, Correspondence, etc. - 1:00 A heaviness upon the land... - 20:00 "All Isengard must be emptied..." - 29:00 Helm’s Deep - A description - 37:00 Race to Helm’s Deep! - 47:00 The battle begins! - 55:00 Haiku Time - 59:20 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com. For bonus material, Patreon.com/TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

24 Joulu 20161h 8min

Concerning "The King of the Golden Hall", from the strange paths of hope to the happy warriors of Rohan... Announcements, Correspondence, etc. - 3:30 Théoden’s Hope - 16:00 Gríma’s last slither - 38:00 Saruman’s treachery - 55:00 The Fate of Eorl’s House - 1:02:00 Ready to Ride! - 1:07:00 Haiku Time - 1:13:30 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

17 Joulu 20161h 26min

Concerning "The King of the Golden Hall", from distant views of Edoras to Théoden's throneroom... Announcements, Correspondence, etc. - 1:00 A distant view of Edoras - 26:00 "Where now the horse and the rider?" - 31:30 Unfriendly greetings - 39:00 Háma the Doorwarden - 43:30 Théoden & Wormtongue - 55:30 Gandalf the Great - 1:03:00 Éowyn in brief - 1:10:00 "Dark have been my dreams of late..." - 1:14:00 Haiku Time - 1:16:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

10 Joulu 20161h 27min